October 1, 2026 4:44 PM
From broom to bot: Technology brings smarter, safer urban sanitation
Technology is increasingly transforming urban sanitation in India, with digital dashboards, artificial intelligence-powered robots and electric vehicles being deployed to make waste management smarter, safer and more efficient. As the Swachh Bharat Mission enters a new phase of technology-enabled sanitation, cities are adopting digital platforms to improve service delivery, robots to undertake hazardous cleaning and electric vehicles for cleaner door-to-door waste collection. In Raipur...